Spoiler alert! Please do not read the following plot summary if you have not seen the film.
Joy and her five-year-old son Jack live in a squalid shed they call Room. They share a bed, toilet, bathtub, television, and rudimentary kitchen; the only window is a skylight. They are captives of a man they call Old Nick, Jack's father, who abducted Joy seven years ago, and routinely rapes her while Jack sleeps in the wardrobe. She tries to stay optimistic for her son, but is sometimes overcome with depression and is suffering from malnutrition. She allows Jack to believe that only Room and its contents are "real," and that the rest of the world exists only on television.
Old Nick tells Joy that he has lost his job and threatens that he may not be able to afford their supplies in the future. She decides to tell Jack about the outside world; he reacts with disbelief and incomprehension. She trains him to fake a fever, hoping that Old Nick will take him to a hospital, but Old Nick says he will return with antibiotics.
Joy wraps Jack in a carpet and has him play dead in the hope that Old Nick will remove him from Room. Falling for the ruse, Old Nick places Jack in the back of his pickup truck and drives through a residential neighborhood. Although stunned by his first exposure to the outside world, Jack jumps from the truck and attracts the attention of a passer-by. The police rescue Joy and she and Jack are taken to a hospital.
Joy learns her parents have divorced and that her mother has a new husband, Leo. She returns with Jack to her childhood home where her mother and Leo reside. Her father cannot accept Jack and leaves. Jack initially struggles to adjust to life in the larger world, speaking only to his mother and expressing a desire to return to Room. Joy struggles with anger and depression, arguing with her mother and reacting angrily during a television interview. She attempts suicide and is admitted to a hospital.
Jack begins to settle into his new life. He bonds with his new family and Leo's dog, and plays with a boy his age. He has his grandmother cut his long hair for the first time so he can send the trimmings to Joy in the hospital. Joy returns home and thanks Jack for saving her life again.
At Jack's request, they visit Room, escorted by police. Jack feels it has shrunk and that it is a different place with the door open. He and Joy say their goodbyes to Room and leave.
TRIVIA
1. Before Brie Larson was finalized, Shailene Woodley, Emma Watson and Rooney Mara were considered for the lead role.
2. Brie Larson has used no make-up at all in the film and she avoided washing her face to make it apparent on cam that there was no make-up.
3. Brie said in an interview that her role in ‘Room’ has made her understand her mother better and has also brought her closer to her mom.
4. To prepare for the role of ‘Joy,’ Larson isolated herself for a few months and also went on a strict diet.
5. The antagonist in the movie is called ‘Old Nick’ which in Christianity is another name for the ‘Devil’ used in the early 17th century.
6. In the final scene of the film, production designer Ethan Tobman wanted a snowy backdrop, but since artificial snow was going beyond budget, Ethan dropped the idea. However, when the scene was to be shot, it actually started snowing fulfilling Tobman’s originally wish.
- What is the release date of 'Room'?
Release date of Brie Larson and Megan Park starrer 'Room' is 2016-01-29. - Who are the actors in 'Room'?
'Room' star cast includes Brie Larson, Megan Park, William H. Macy and Jacob Tremblay. - Who is the director of 'Room'?
'Room' is directed by Lenny Abrahamson. - What is Genre of 'Room'?
'Room' belongs to 'Drama,Thriller' genre. - In Which Languages is 'Room' releasing?
'Room' is releasing in English.